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      Robin Mills

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      Workers install a solar panel at a photovoltaic solar park on the outskirts of the coastal town of Lamberts Bay, South Africa. AP
      Time to change climate and energy model for developing countries

      Blocking fossil-fuel projects strikes at their ability to finance clean energy transition

      CommentMay 08, 2023
      A shale drilling site in St Mary's, Pennsylvania. AP
      Opec needs to chart a new course as US shale revolution ends

      US fracking industry provided impetus for formation of the Opec+ alliance of 23 producers with 52.4% petroleum market share

      CommentApril 24, 2023
      A worker at the PT Pertamina Geothermal in Indramayu, Indonesia. In February, Abu Dhabi’s green energy company Masdar made a strategic investment in the unit of the Indonesian state oil corporation. Reuters
      Time for geothermal to come to the boil?

      The low-carbon energy source ranks fifth in capacity among renewables despite the benefits it offers

      CommentApril 17, 2023
      A solar power tower at Atlantica Yield plant in Sanlucar La Mayor, Spain. Prices of solar panels are likely to increase due to inflationary pressures. AFP
      Energy transition in a time of rising interest rates and high inflation

      Can the momentum on decarbonisation continue when investors expect something for their cash?

      CommentApril 10, 2023
      OPEC's headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are throttling back supplies of crude. AP
      Why Opec+ made a surprise output cut and what's next for oil

      In the case of an economic slowdown the 23-member alliance may be pleased to have acted pre-emptively to avoid inventories building up too much

      CommentApril 04, 2023
      A ship drills at the Karish gasfield off Israeli coast in the East Mediterranean. Reuters
      Why NewMed could transform East Mediterranean gas to continental prominence

      Last month Adnoc joined top international companies and teamed up with BP to offer to buy half of the Israeli gas company

      CommentApril 03, 2023
      The Nihran Bin Omar oil field flare stacks burn north of Basra, Iraq. AP
      Why America’s ‘energy dominance’ waned in the Middle East

      Dynamics changed with 2003 Iraq war, boosted US shale production and increased role of Opec and China

      CommentMarch 27, 2023
      In May 2021, a Dutch court ruled Shell should cut its greenhouse gas emissions 45 per cent by 2030 in line with global climate targets. AP
      Why European oil companies face a valuation gap when compared with US peers

      While players in Europe have been trying to boost their low-carbon businesses, those in the US have concentrated on their core petroleum businesses

      CommentMarch 20, 2023
      The construction site of the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant in Finland. A Finnish-led consortium cancelled its construction contract with Rosatom in May, citing risks linked to the Ukraine war. AFP
      Geopolitics cast a shadow over Russian nuclear supplies

      Developing world needs capable international nuclear developers as part of a diversified energy mix

      CommentMarch 13, 2023
      A power plant smokestack in Basra. Iraq, the second-largest oil producer within Opec, has room to grow output substantially. AFP
      Addressing political differences key to Iraq's energy sector revival

      The country risks being drawn into conflicts not of its making, involving regional and global players

      CommentMarch 06, 2023
      Adnoc Gas will be valued at up to $50.8 billion when it lists about 4 per cent of its shares and starts trading on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. Victor Besa / The National
      Why the listing of Adnoc Gas matters

      Company will be comparable in value to large international firms such as Occidental, Eni and Woodside

      CommentFebruary 27, 2023
      A crude tanker in Nakhodka Bay, Russia, whose oil sector expansion relies on a new generation of fields in the Arctic and remote East Siberia. Reuters
      Sanctions and slowing infrastructure investment could ruin Russia’s oil sector

      Kremlin’s attempt to extract more cash from the industry to fund the war could further weaken new investments

      CommentFebruary 20, 2023
      A man walks on a collapsed building in the rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria. Reuters
      Turkey-Syria earthquake a reminder of the forces that shaped region's economy

      The Arabian Plate forms the geological conditions for the generation and accumulation of vast quantities of oil and gas

      CommentFebruary 13, 2023
      Petrol and diesel pumps at a Circle K AS gas station in Riga, Latvia. Over the weekend, the European Union and Group of Seven countries implemented sanctions on Russian refined fuel exports. Bloomberg
      West and Russia’s tussle over energy sanctions enters complex phase

      Crude oil sanctions have so far barely affected Russia’s volume of exports, but its markets have been diverted from Europe to Turkey, China and, especially, India

      CommentFebruary 06, 2023
      Global greenhouse gas emissions will have to drop 45 per cent by 2030. AP
      Time for the world to take geoengineering seriously

      Goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels will probably be breached

      CommentJanuary 30, 2023
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